Images of four men wanted for stabbing a 31-year-old straphanger at a Times Square subway station were released Friday by the NYPD.
The suspects were at the A/C/E platform of the Times Square-42nd St. station at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when they got into a disagreement with the victim, cops said.
As the argument heated up, one of the four men pulled a blade and stabbed the victim in the torso.
Medics rushed the wounded man to Bellevue Hospital, where he was expected to recover. His attackers were last seen running down the Brooklyn-bound A/C/E platform, police said.
No arrests had been made.
🚨WANTED-ASSAULT: 7/9/23 approx. 11:36PM ‘A’ train plat at W 42 & 8 Ave @NYPDMTS Manhattan. The suspects stabbed a 31-yr-old male victim while they were engaged in a dispute. Any info call us at 800-577-TIPS or anonymously use https://t.co/TRPPY5AfKA   Reward up to $3,500 pic.twitter.com/8Ok111xB2M
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 12, 2024
Officials said the foursome were caught on surveillance cameras walking through the subway station. The suspects were described as Black and in their mid- to late 20s.
At the time of the attack, one of the suspects was shirtless and carrying a red backpack. A second man was in a black hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored shorts, a blue baseball hat, and sported dreadlocks, cops said.
A third suspect, also with dreadlocks, was wearing a white T-shirt, black pants, and either white or blue shoes. The fourth man was in a white-colored tracksuit, according to police.
The incident was the second subway stabbing in Times Square to take place within four hours Tuesday night.
At about 3:40 a.m. at the 42nd St.-Bryant Park station, an unhinged man attacked a couple sitting on a bench waiting for the No. 7 train, police officials said.
The victims, a 26-year-old woman and 25-year-old man, were waiting for the train when the assailant stormed up to them and began arguing with them without provocation, cops said.
He then started punching the man. When he turned to the woman, the male victim interceded, continuing the fight with the attacker.
During the struggle, the assailant pulled out a switchblade and slashed the man in the forearm before running out of the station.
Cops caught up with suspect Michael Hernandez near W. 42nd St. and Seventh Ave. He was taken to an area hospital for a psychological examination and was ultimately charged with assault and weapons possession.
Hernandez was ordered held on $5,000 bail at his arraignment Thursday, according to court documents.
The two attacks come as the NYPD has seen a 6% drop in assaults in the city’s transit system so far this year. As of Sunday, cops had investigated 283 assaults in the subway, 21 fewer than by the same time last year. Cops have also seen an overall 6% drop in crime in the subway system, officials said.
The police is asking anyone with information regarding the four men to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
